She is unable to read aloud in front of an audience without stuttering, which affects her ability to deliver sermons. To compensate for this, she memorizes the scriptures ahead of time so she can recite them. However, since Lutherans typically get nervous when seeing a Pastor without written material in front of them because it can lead to lengthy sermons of 30 or 45 minutes, she carries two blank pieces of paper with her and pretends to be reading from them.